Barclays and Santander top highest customer exodus after outages Banking Barclays and Santander recorded the highest net losses of current account switches in the second quarter of the year after outages disrupted thousands of customers’ online banking. Over 22,000 users switched from Barclays in the three months to June 2025, with just under 4,000 joining, marking a net loss of over 18,000. Santander recorded a [...]
Monzo ramps up the banking battle for Gen Alpha Fintech Monzo has made a major play to secure the next generation of savers as banking giants look to secure a grip on the Gen Alpha market. The London-based fintech has added a three percent interest rate to its savings account for Under 16s. This catapults Monzo above its rivals’ rate offer for children’s accounts. TSB [...]
Nationwide wins big in mass switch from FTSE 100 banks Banking Nationwide has raided the customer base of Britain’s banking titans as current account switchers flocked away from legacy firms. The building society welcomed nearly 73,000 switchers in the first three months of the year, compared to 17,000 outflows, according to Pay.uk data. This comes after the mutual returned billions to customers in 2024, whilst the [...]
The best current account switch offers June 25, 2025 It’s easy to neglect your current account. Perhaps you’ve been with the same bank since you opened your first account, and you haven’t reviewed it since. Or maybe you bank with a particular bank because your parents do. Or perhaps you have considered switching, because you’ve heard that some banks are handing profits back to [...]
Nationwide wins current account switching battle with record 163,000 customers after £200 offer April 25, 2024 Nationwide stormed ahead of its rivals by setting a record for UK current account switches in the final three months of last year, according to new data, as intense competition for deposits among lenders continues into 2024.